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Child development Infant Toddler
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Babies Use Their Tongues to Understand Speech

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A study from the University of British Columbia established the first direct link between babies' oral motor skills (the movement of the tongue, lips, and other parts of the mouth) and their ability to understand speech. Read more to learn that when infants can't move their mouths to mimic sounds, they have a harder time processing those sounds.
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